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A Rhode Island game manufacturer has delayed distribution of a new CD-ROM computer game in order to remove a scene. “The Music In Me”, designed for ages eight and up, has a sequence in which the viewer can see a TV set in a living room. The TV shows a commercial for cereal where the announcer says, “Hey kids! Don’t forget the surprise in the box.” A small boy reaches in and pulls out a wrapped condom. “Gee whiz,” the lad says, “it’s my size!” ReadySoft, which was to distribute the game for the Tune 1000 company of Toronto, said the commercial wasn’t noticed in testing because reviewers were looking only for technical problems. “We weren’t looking for anything like this,” the company’s spokeswoman said. “This is a family-oriented... game.” (Reuters) ...Family-oriented, family-planning-oriented, what’s the difference?


Publication Date: 8 September 1996

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